Armed gardai search two Galway areas arresting duo over large cocaine discovery
There was also two other significant discoveries during the search
Two men are currently being questioned by gardai after €183,000 worth of suspected cocaine was seized following a search of two locations in Tuam.
Drugs and Armed support units alongside two dog units searched both locations also uncovering a sum of cash and a quantity of cannabis.
The arrested men, one in their 20s and the other in their 30s, are currently being detained at a station in the north Western Region while the seized drugs are examined.
A spokesman for gardai told Galway Live: “As part of ongoing operations targeting the sale and supply of drugs in the area, Gardaí in Co Galway searched two locations in Tuam and seized a total of €183,000 worth of suspected cocaine on 21st September 2026.
“The Divisional Drugs Unit, along with local Drugs Units, the Armed Support Unit and two Dog Units, searched the two locations, seizing the suspected cocaine, a sum of cash and a quantity of cannabis.
“Two men (aged in their 20s and 30s) were arrested and are currently being detained at a station in the Garda North Western Region under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
“The suspected cocaine and cannabis will be forwarded to Forensic Science Ireland for examination. Investigations are ongoing.”